Automated Assembly

What Automated Assembly does

Automated Assembly Corporation (AAC) is a privately held US electronics contract manufacturer founded in 1991 and headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota. The company specializes in flexible circuit assembly, producing SMT-based components on flexible substrates (Polyimide, Polyester, PEN, TPU) for OEMs across medical, automotive, transportation/toll-way, consumer electronics, aerospace/defense, and IoT end markets. Its manufacturing operates out of a 25,000 square foot ESD-certified facility and is anchored by two proprietary technologies: SMT-Flex® (surface mount technology on flex circuits, patented by founder-CEO Scott Lindblad) and Wire-Write™ (a 100% additive digital process that eliminates chemical etching, removing 99% of chemicals from production). The company runs high-volume Roll-to-Roll (R2R) lines capable of processing 1,000-foot master rolls and incorporates a Fuji NXT-HW wafer placement machine claimed as the first R2R SMT die-from-wafer placement system in the US.

AAC monetizes through three streams: (1) contract manufacturing services (prototyping, DFM, full-scale production), (2) finished flexible-circuit products (RFID tags in rugged, windshield, and tamper-proof variants; NFC tags including the INFOSKIN® wearable line; LED strips; flexible heaters), and (3) potential licensing of its patented processes. Go-to-market is sales-led and event-driven, anchored by direct B2B outreach (phone, email, online RFQ), participation in CES, MD&M West, and The Battery Show, and content marketing via blog and trade press. Pricing is predominantly quote-based for custom manufacturing, with a minimum 500-foot order threshold for high-volume LED strip production and a $10 starter pack for 10 NFC tags. AAC holds ISO 9001:2015, ISO 13485:2016, IPC J-STD-001, IPC-A-610, and IPC-6013 certifications, qualifying it for medical and aerospace-grade work, and reports having produced over 100 million RFID tags with an estimated 60% global share in toll-way RFID tags.

Name

Automated Assembly

Legal name

Automated Assembly Corporation™

Website

https://autoassembly.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1991

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Automated Assembly Corporation is a US electronics contract manufacturer specializing in flexible circuit assembly using proprietary SMT-Flex® and Wire-Write™ technologies. Founded in 1991 in Lakeville, Minnesota, it serves medical, automotive, aerospace, and IoT OEMs through high-volume Roll-to-Roll production.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Electronics Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Printed Circuit Assembly (Electronic Assembly) Manufacturing (334418), Semiconductor and Other Electronic Component Manufacturing (33441)

SIC

Electronic Components & Accessories (3670), Electronic Components, Nec (3679)

akta.pro primary industry

PCB Assembly (PCBA/EMS) (HDAHAOAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Process Control & Automation Electronics Manufacturing Services (PLCs, I/O, DCS/SCADA hardware) (IMAGAGAK), Assembly & Packaging Services (Wirebond/Flip-Chip/FCBGA) (HDAHADAA)

Keywords

• Flexible circuit assembly
• Electronics contract manufacturing
• Surface mount technology
• RFID tag manufacturing
• Roll-to-roll assembly

Headquarters

HQ city

Lakeville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing Services: Electronics contract manufacturing providing flexible circuit assembly, SMT assembly, and related services for OEMs across multiple industries. Services include prototyping, design for manufacturability, and full-scale production.
2. Flexible Circuit Products: Sale of manufactured products including RFID tags, NFC tags, LED strips, flexible heaters, and rugged tags. Products sold in high volume roll or sheet format.
3. Technology Licensing: Proprietary technology including SMT-Flex® and Wire-Write™ may be available for licensing to partners seeking to utilize patented flex circuit manufacturing processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Automated Assembly Corporation is an electronics contract manufacturer specializing in flexible circuit assembly using patented SMT-Flex® surface mount technology and the Wire-Write™ additive manufacturing process. It produces RFID tags, NFC tags, LED strips, flexible heaters, and flip chip assemblies in high-volume Roll-to-Roll formats on Polyimide, Polyester, PEN, and TPU substrates for OEM customers across medical, automotive, aerospace, defense, and consumer electronics industries.

Product overview

Automated Assembly Corporation is an electronics contract manufacturer specializing in flexible circuit assembly. The company's core offerings center around SMT-Flex® technology for surface mount assembly on flexible circuits and the proprietary Wire-Write™ additive manufacturing process that eliminates chemical etching. The product portfolio includes RFID tags (standard, rugged, windshield sticker, and tamper-proof variants), NFC tags (including the INFOSKIN® wearable line), LED strip manufacturing, flip chip assembly, flexible circuit lamination, and laser cutting services. Manufacturing is conducted primarily via high-volume Roll-to-Roll (R2R) processes for economies of scale, with capabilities spanning Polyimide, Polyester, PEN, and specialty substrates. The company serves medical, automotive, aerospace, military/defense, and consumer electronics industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• SMT-Flex®: Surface Mount Flex technology for flexible circuit assembly, the company's core patented manufacturing process.
• Wire-Write™
• Rugged Tag®
• INFOSKIN®

Products and services

• SMT-Flex® Flexible Circuit Assembly Patented Surface Mount Technology assembly on flexible circuits, available in roll-to-roll and sheet formats, enabling high-volume production of flex circuits with components on substrates including Polyimide, Polyester, PEN, and TPU.
• Wire-Write™ Flexible Circuits

Quantifiable outcome

• Products 100 times more reliable in thermally active environments than conductive adhesives
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Fuji Machine Manufacturing CompanycoreTechnology or Integration · 24 February 2018Collaboration with Fuji Machine Manufacturing (Nagoya, Japan) resulted in the first Roll-2-Roll SMT Die from Wafer Placement Machine (Model: NXT-HW) delivered in the USA. Automated and Fuji engineering teams collaborated on the design. The NXT-HW provides fully automated Die from Wafer placement for incorporation into AAC Roll-2-Roll SMT line for use with patented Wire-Write technology.
• ThinLight TechnologiesminorGTM or Marketing PartnerJoint participation at Consumer Electronics Show (CES) at Venetian Expo, Booth 50547 in Smart Home section. Showcased advancements in lighting technology.

Scale indicators8 records

Broad incumbents

• Flex Ltd: Flex is a global EMS giant with significant flexible circuit and rigid-flex assembly capabilities serving medical, automotive, and consumer markets. It is a broad incumbent that competes for the same OEM customers as AAC but at substantially larger scale and with global manufacturing footprint.
• Jabil: Jabil is a top-tier global EMS provider offering flexible circuit assembly, SMT, and full product realization for medical, automotive, and industrial customers. It competes with AAC for high-reliability flex circuit programs but operates at vastly greater scale and geographic reach.
• TTM Technologies: TTM Technologies is a major US-headquartered PCB and RF components manufacturer with flex and rigid-flex assembly capabilities serving aerospace/defense, automotive, and medical customers. It is a broad incumbent competitor with similar certifications (AS9100, ISO 13485) and Made-in-USA positioning.

Direct peers

• Nippon Mektron: Nippon Mektron is the world's largest manufacturer of flexible printed circuits (FPCs) with R2R production capabilities serving automotive, consumer electronics, and industrial markets. It is the most direct global competitor to AAC's SMT-Flex® and R2R flex assembly offering.
• Career Technology (MFG) Co. Career Technology is a Taiwan-based leading flexible PCB manufacturer with high-volume R2R flex circuit production for automotive, mobile, and consumer electronics OEMs. It is a direct peer in flex-circuit contract manufacturing at higher volume and lower cost than AAC.
• Ichia Technologies: Ichia is a Taiwan-based manufacturer of flexible printed circuits and rubber keypads with R2R production for mobile, automotive, and wearable electronics. It directly competes with AAC in high-volume SMT-on-flex for wearables and consumer devices.
• All Flex Flexible Circuits: All Flex is a US-based flexible circuit manufacturer and contract assembler serving medical, industrial, and defense customers with polyimide and polyester flex circuits. It is a direct US-based peer in the flex-circuit EMS niche with similar mid-market scale.
• Cirexx International: Cirexx is a US-based quick-turn PCB and flex-circuit manufacturer serving medical, aerospace, and industrial customers. It is a direct domestic peer offering similar short-run and prototype flex-circuit assembly services.
• Multek: Multek is a Flex Ltd subsidiary specializing in flexible and rigid-flex PCB manufacturing for mobile, automotive, and IoT applications. It is a direct global competitor in flex circuit production at much larger scale.
• Smartrac (Avery Dennison Smartrac): Smartrac, now part of Avery Dennison, is a leading global RFID inlay and tag manufacturer serving tolling, retail, and industrial markets. It is a direct peer in high-volume RFID tag production that competes head-to-head with AAC in transportation and toll-way applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/aassembly

Compliance8 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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